Arbutus vs Rosedale

A side-by-side comparison of Arbutus and Rosedale: population, income, housing, and more.

Arbutus and Rosedale are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arbutus has the higher population (20,869 vs 20,845 in Rosedale). Arbutus has the higher median household income ($97,215 vs $83,957 in Rosedale). Arbutus has the higher median home value ($296,800 vs $264,900 in Rosedale).

Population, income & housing

	Arbutus	Rosedale
Population	20,869	20,845
Median age	35.7 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$97,215	$83,957
Median home value	$296,800	$264,900
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,392
Housing units	8,490	8,070
Homeownership rate	72.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arbutus	Rosedale
Population	19,292 → 20,869 (+8.2%)	19,842 → 20,845 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$76,801 → $97,215 (+26.6%)	$73,047 → $83,957 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $296,800 (+26.6%)	$205,700 → $264,900 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,238 (+12.2%)	$1,194 → $1,392 (+16.6%)

Arbutus

Population

19,29220,869

Median household income

$76,801$97,215

Median home value

$234,500$296,800

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,238

Rosedale

Population

19,84220,845

Median household income

$73,047$83,957

Median home value

$205,700$264,900

Median gross rent

$1,194$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arbutus	Rosedale
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	17.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.0%
75 and over	3.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arbutus	Rosedale
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	40.8%
Black or African American	14.3%	39.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	8.4%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arbutus	Rosedale
No high school diploma	7.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	27.3%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arbutus	Rosedale
Drove alone	76.9%	70.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	11.6%
Public transit	1.1%	4.3%
Walked	3.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	10.6%
Other means	0.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arbutus	Rosedale
1-unit, detached	51.9%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	29.8%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	10.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Arbutus	Rosedale
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1956	1963